The University of Cambridge’s Equine Fertility Unit (EFU), which among other projects over the years produced Europe’s first test tube foal, will close in September due to lack of funding, said facility head Twink Allen, BVSc, PhD, ScD, DESM,
Environmental concerns could cause a delay in plans by Golden Gate Fields to install an all-weather racing surface this summer, the planning manager for the City of Albany, Calif., acknowledged May 16.
“It’s hard to say at this point,”
A pony that fell into an abandoned well in Killingworth, Conn., Monday morning was rescued unharmed after crews used a tow truck from a local auto repair shop to lift it to safety.
The pint-sized equine was reported trapped in the well on
Jailed British rider Daniel Robinson has been freed after an international campaign and a plea by The British Horse Society’s President, Noel Edmonds.
Edmonds–host of the U.K. version of television show Deal or No Deal–wrote in
Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense worked five furlongs in a snappy 1:00 at Churchill Downs Tuesday morning as the Street Cry colt completed his preparations for Saturday?s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.
With regular jockey Calvin Borel
The doors are opening to the new, state-of-the-art American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum, and fans of the breed are cordially invited to walk among legends at the grand opening June 9, 2007.
Visitors have the
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) annual ID Info Expo 2007 will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, August 28-30 at the Westin Crown Center.
The theme of this year’s event will be “Where Traceability Needs
The annual silent auction and Kentucky Derby party at Blood-Horse Publications May 3 raised more than $6,500 for the March of Dimes.
Blood-Horse Publications has been the top fundraiser in Lexington, Ky., for the March of Dimes for at
Scrooge, the longest-serving police horse in Manchester, U.K., has retired after 16 years of service, the BBC reported.
The 16.3-hand bay joined
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The Illinois Department of Agriculture released a statement last week reminding horse owners to vaccinate their animals before the onset of mosquito season to protect against West Nile virus (WNV).
“Many horses infected with WNV never
Did the brown, stemmy, overmature hay you thought was perfect for your easy keepers make them even fatter?
Michael Matz most likely will skip Saturday’s Preakness with Chelokee and instead enter the colt in the Barbaro Stakes, an undercard race honoring the trainer’s ill-fated Kentucky Derby winner.
“Right now, I think that we’re leaning toward
Horses can become vitamin-deficient, and these deficiencies can have devastating effects on their normal functions, but equally dangerous are toxicities from an overdose–a real possibility with some (but not all) of the vitamins.
Larry Jones, who is still having visions of Street Sense getting shut off somewhere–anywhere–in the Kentucky Derby is just about ready to drop what might have been and focus all his attention on what will be.
After all, Street Sense, whose
Presque Isle Downs, the new Erie, Pa. track owned by MTR Gaming Group, will install Michael Dickinson’s synthetic Tapeta racing surface before its inaugural Thoroughbred meet begins Sept. 1., said Rose Mary Williams, director of racing at
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